Matthew Shepard Aaron McKinney
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Matthew Shepard was a 21-year-old university student who was attacked in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. Aaron McKinney was one of the two men convicted of the attack. The case drew...
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Understanding Hate Crime Statistics and Legal Frameworks
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Many jurisdictions classify crimes motivated by bias against sexual orientation as hate crimes. These statutes allow for enhanced sentencing when a victim is targeted because of...
Open articleJames Byrd Jr: Who He Was, What Happened, and Why His Murder Matters
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James Byrd Jr. was an African American man whose murder in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998, became a defining moment in the national conversation about race and hate crime. On th...
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